The Children’s Word is a weekly bulletin for Orthodox Christian young people. Copyright 2017 Alexandra Houck. Email is orthodoxchildrensword (at) gmail.com. Find it each week at myocn.net. Holy Hierarchs, pray for us! “Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Mark 10:14 Sunday, January 29, 2017 Volume 5, Issue 5 Great is your faith! Great is your faith! Great is your faith! Great is your faith! Have you ever wanted some- thing so much that you asked your parents for it again and again? Maybe it was a toy for Christmas or for your birth- day. Maybe it was just a special meal or a treat. When we really want something, it’s hard to give up when somebody tells us “no.” In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the story of the woman who was asking Je- sus to heal her sick daughter. This woman was from Canaan, so she probably was a pagan (she believed in false gods). Also the Canaanite people had been enemies of the Jews for a long, long time. So when she came to Jesus asking Him for help, His disci- ples told her to go away. Jesus even told her “no” at first. But this woman really wanted something. She wanted her daughter to be well! So it was hard for her to give up. Even though she didn’t worship the God of the Jewish people, she knew Jesus could heal her daughter. Jesus told her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you want.” Our Lord healed the daughter right away. He knew she believed. He knew she had strong faith. And He knew she was an example for us all! A Ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus. The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus. The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus. The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.
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The Children’s Word is a weekly bulletin for Orthodox Christian young people. Copyright 2017 Alexandra Houck.
Email is orthodoxchildrensword (at) gmail.com. Find it each week at myocn.net.
Holy Hierarchs, pray for us!
“Let the little children come to me, and do not forbid them, for to such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Mark 10:14
Sunday, January 29, 2017 Volume 5, Issue 5
Great is your faith!Great is your faith!Great is your faith!Great is your faith! Have you ever wanted some-
thing so much that you asked your
parents for it again and again? Maybe it
was a toy for Christmas or for your birth-
day. Maybe it was just a special meal or a
treat. When we really want something,
it’s hard to give up when somebody tells
us “no.”
In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the
story of the woman who was asking Je-
sus to heal her sick daughter. This
woman was from Canaan, so she probably was a pagan (she believed in
false gods). Also the Canaanite people had been enemies of the Jews for a
long, long time. So when she came to Jesus asking Him for help, His disci-
ples told her to go away. Jesus even told her “no” at first.
But this woman really wanted something. She wanted her daughter to be
well! So it was hard for her to give up. Even though she didn’t worship the
God of the Jewish people, she knew Jesus could heal her daughter. Jesus
told her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you
want.” Our Lord healed the daughter right away. He knew she believed.
He knew she had strong faith. And He knew she was an example for us all!
A Ministry of the
Orthodox Christian Network
The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.The woman fell down at the feet of Jesus.
Here is another icon of our help-
ers and friends, the Three Hier-
archs.
This icon comes from a very old
monastery in Serbia, but you can
still tell who is who. Can you com-
pare it to the icon on page 3?
What’s in the icon?
WORD SEARCHWORD SEARCHWORD SEARCHWORD SEARCH
Can you find these
words in the jumble?
BASIL
CANAANITE
CELEBRATE
DISCIPLES
FAITH
GREGORY
HIERARCHS
JEWISH
JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
K I O H M L X Y T Y L P S C C
G P B T O I B Z S I K H B E K
P S D I T R S A L Z C D S L S
O L Y A S V D M Y R S C B E D
Q Y S F O S Q Z A U J F Y B W
H H N E S M I R K O J Z E R N
F D P Z Y L E H S I W E J A P
G W I I R I C A N A A N I T E
I Z C S H L P D F S Z J L E G
O E A F C I I B B G Z V U R C
K W V Q N I H S G X A G E C I
C H P J H Q P H A B Y G D A D
Y U J M O E Q L M B O O A P S
H I W O J Z X N E R M T I H L
K T X F R S D M Y S C Z X P L
Do you ever com-
pete against your
friends? If you are on a
sports team together, you
probably do. But some-
times we might get jealous,
even of our friends! Some-
times you might want to get
a better grade than a friend got, or maybe sometimes you might wish
YOU had scored the goal, instead of your friend.
Tomorrow we remember three saints—St. Basil, St. John Chry-
sostom, and St. Gregory the Theologian. These three saints are now
friends together in heaven, but long ago people fought about which
one was the best saint. Each one of these saints did GREAT things for
the Church, but people still fought. Some said St. Basil was the best.
Some said St. John was the best. And some said St. Gregory was the
best. That’s why, about a thousand years ago, another St. John wrote
a beautiful service to remember all three saints. Tomorrow is a spe-
cial day when we remember all three saints together, and we cele-
brate all the amazing things they did for the Orthodox Church.
By the way, did you know these are the saints you can pray to if you want
help with school or with learning? All three men were brilliant teachers
who taught us with the things they wrote...so they can teach in a different
way now!
3 CHEERS FOR THE 3 HIERARCHS ST. BASIL, ST. JOHN, AND ST. GREGORY
We celebrate the nameday of these 3 saints tomorrow, January 30th.
St. Gregory, St. John, and St. BasilSt. Gregory, St. John, and St. BasilSt. Gregory, St. John, and St. BasilSt. Gregory, St. John, and St. Basil
